What to do, what to do....

mrAPE

As many of you already know I work long night shift hours. Over the last few months I have developed some problems. Usually around 2 or 3 am I start seeing double and getting headaches. Over this time I have also started dozing off on my drive home and have run off the road once no damage or injury though I woke up immediately. My girl and my mother freaked out when I told them about this and told me to go to the doctor and get a note so that they will put me on dayshift. Problem I have with that is several people over the last year have done it and done it with bullshit excuses just to get on dayshift and I don't want to be one of those people I feel it should be earned.

With day shift comes a 10% paycut. If I were to stay on night shift and risk things getting worse I am looking at a promotion and about a dollar 50 raise. So me going to dayshift would lead to about a 3 dollar an hour difference. As well as having people pissed at me because they will lump me in with the others that got doctors notes. I honestly don't know what I should do so I am turning to my nighttime online friends(?) for help in this choice. What should I do?

OPP

Sharpie in pooper.

That_Guy_Arlo

Depends, can you afford the pay cut?

ZmbieFlavrdCupcakes

try that 5 hour energy

Adam

Damn thats a hard decision. i would probally just stick
to nightshift for awhile and if it gets worse get a note and switch to day shift.

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HOODS

health > money ... do the right thing man for yourself. if you continue to work hard during the day, it will catch up to you eventually and you'll catch a promotion. dont play around with your health bro. do whats best for you.

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MetalCoresades

health > money ... do the right thing man for yourself. if you continue to work hard during the day, it will catch up to you eventually and you'll catch a promotion. dont play around with your health bro. do whats best for you.

this...

and if you know the cause, figure that out. maybe you can work it out so you are healthy, and can still be in the nightshift.

mrAPE

That's my stapler....

Yes I could afford the paycut but things may be tight with gas continuing to rise.

I can't stand coffee.

5 hour energy and all other energy drinks take care of it but then I can't sleep when I need to and I'm in a worse position the day after at work.

Tim

Any changes you can make to your lifestyle that would give you more energy during that time?

HOODS

do what i said ape..

Bottle_Tree

I would go to the doctor and ask him for suggestions, IF you stay working nights. There's plenty of things that can cause chronic, unnecessary fatigue if you are getting enough sleep otherwise.

But health>money if you can afford it.

mrAPE

I'm
Considering it George. Thank you sir.

Not sure time. I've cut out most the junk food I eat and am eating much better.

mrAPE

I usually get 8 hours of sleep

Tim

I meant perhaps sleeping different hours, or possibly look into some sort of exercises/techniques for staying awake?

Tim

Nevermind, 8 hours is a fuckload more than I get -_-

MetalCoresades

I usually get 8 hours of sleep

maybe it doesnt necesarily have to do with sleep then?

mrAPE

That's what I was saying mc I don't think it is my sleep habits

MetalCoresades

have you been to a doc yet?

mrAPE

No sir